KVH Industries TracNet H60, Installation Manual

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TracNet H60 Installation Guide
12
Mount the Antenna
Mount the Antenna
Follow these steps to mount the antenna to the mounting
surface.
1. Place the antenna baseplate over the holes drilled in
the mounting surface and make sure the forward arrow
inside the baseplate points toward the bow and is
parallel to the vessel’s centerline. The antenna’s
baseplate should rest squarely atop the foam seal.
Figure 17: Forward Arrow in Antenna Baseplate
2. Remove the four protective spacers from the rubber
feet on the antenna’s baseplate (see Figure 18). Save
these spacers for future use.
Figure 18: Spacers on Baseplate Rubber Feet
3. Apply a thin layer of the supplied anti-seize lubricant to
the threads of the four 1/2"-13 bolts to prevent galling.
4. At each baseplate mounting hole, insert a 1/2"-13 bolt
from above and secure it to the mounting surface
using a 1/2" flat washer and a 1/2"-13 lock nut from
below (see Figure 19). Make sure each bolt head is
flush with the antenna’s mounting plate before rotating
the antenna assembly to insert the next bolt.
Figure 19: Mounting the Antenna (Side View)
5. Tighten all four bolts until the four rubber feet on the
baseplate are bottomed against the mounting surface
and the foam seal is fully compressed. KVH
recommends that you tighten the nuts to between 25
and 30 ft-lbs (34 and 41 N-m) of torque.
6. Reinstall the radome onto the antenna. Secure in place
with the six #10-32 screws you removed earlier (see
Figure 9 on page 9).
7. Install a protective plastic cap (supplied in the kitpack)
over each radome screw.
CAUTION
Be sure to observe the safe handling
instructions in the Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) provided with the anti-seize lubricant.